Did you play the game with the Hint system turned all the way up or down?

The first thing I did was turn the hint system all the way down to no bars. It took me 9 hours to beat, but where is the fun when the game tells you what to do. I loved the game and have started playing it all over again. Looking forward to the next one.

Played with hints at default, which is 3/4, I think. Still got lost for hours at a time, though, as the hints were useless. Always said the most obvious things in the world, and never pointing me towards the parts of the puzzle I was struggling with. Might as well have played with it off.